Retail trade
A case of exnovation evoked by the surge in E-commerce
Is E-commerce driving the decline of traditional retail?
Since a few years, e-commerce is experiencing phenomenal growth. In parallel, independent retail is experiencing difficulties. The COVID-19 crisis and the following lockdown have certainly reinforced this trend.
Such a trend raises concerns over potential detrimental environmental impacts and the standard of living and the quality of life of inhabitants of Brussels.
The dynamics involved are however more complex than what appears at first sight. For example, online and offline channels are becoming intertwined, on both ends (retailers and consumers).
In GOSETE, we seek to address the following research questions:
Is the development of e-commerce resulting in the decline of traditional retail? Does exnovation take the form of ‘creative destruction’? What are the likely reconfigurations for the industry? And what about related sustainability issues?
For more information on the origin of this research worksite: please read the complete dedicated article (in French)
If you are involved in this working area and you want to contribute to GOSETE by sharing your view: please contact us!
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Etats-Unis : quand des milliers de PME jouent à David contre Goliath face au géant Amazon
RTBF
8/04/2021
La coalition baptisée “Small Business Rising” s’élève contre la mainmise d’Amazon sur l’e-commerce et ses pratiques anti-concurrentielles
“La question écologique est une question sociale et c’est une question d’inégalités”
La Libre
02/02/2021
Le président de la Confédération européenne des syndicats appelle les gouvernements à prendre davantage en considération les impacts socio-économiques de la transition vers la neutralité climatique
Coronavirus: comment le commerce trinque à Bruxelles
Le Soir
01/02/2021
L’impact de la crise sur les artères commerçantes serait bien plus important en centre-ville que dans les quartiers résidentiels, selon Hub.brussels